8 six-figure sales from the Bonhams|Cars Bond Street sale

In fact, only one other country got a look-in, with a Porsche 911T (with a twist) making it into this top eight. Let’s run down the highest value cars and play a game of spot the non-Ferrari. There a few among the cars from Maranello.

1981 Lamborghini Countach LP400S

Sold for £546,250 including premium

We start in Sant’Agata rather than Maranello. As predicted, the Lamborghini Countach LP400S was the highest value car in the sale and was bid to more than half a million pounds. It came from one collection and its late owner had kept it since 1999. 

As we know by rote, the Countach was the follow-up to what was arguably the first supercar, the Miura. It was a hard act to follow, but the Marcello Gandini-penned wedge styling meant it made its own impact. As time passed, aero addenda and extended wheelarches diminished the purity of the original design but added their own drama. The one-of-237 LP400S is one such car, looking every bit the product of the 1980s with its white paintwork and contrasting red seats with black carpets.

The previous owner bought the car with just 727km on the clock and paid £56,000 for it. Adjusted for inflation, the would be a smidge more than £100,000 in today’s money. Fast-forward to 2025, and with just a few hundred more kilometres on the clock, the Countach’s value had inflated to £546,250 including premium.

1968 Ferrari 330 GTC

Sold for £414,000 including premium

The Ferrari 330 GTC arrived in 1966 to bridge the gap between the four-seat 330 GT 2+2 and the more focused 275 GTB. The Pininfarina styling borrowed from existing Ferraris with cues from the 275 GTS at the rear and 500 Superfast at the front, but inside it very much had its own character. To maximise its grand touring credentials, Ferrari concentrated on reducing noise levels.

Over its two-year production around 600 examples of the 330 GTC were built. Of those, only 22 were right-hand-drive, making this one something of a rarity. What makes it all the more appealing is the fact it comes with all the servicing records since arriving in the UK in 1968, and was recently subject to a thorough restoration at a cost in excess of £100,000.

The strong history and recent renovations helped propel the 330 GTC to being the second highest value sale of the Bond Street sale, with bidding reaching £414,000 including premium.

1962 Ferrari 250 GTE 2+2 Series II

Sold for £230,000 including premium

Our second of many Ferraris is another grand tourer from the 1960s. The 250 GTE moved Ferrari into territory occupied at the time by Maserati and Aston Martin, and was derived from the 250 GT, then Ferrari’s best-selling model. Now the Colombo V12 engine could be combined with long-legged touring capability.

This one is all the more remarkable for having been in one family’s ownership since new. Its first owner was Arthur Francis Benjamin Guinness, Viscount Elveden, of the Guinness brewing family. The car was often seen at the St James’s Gate brewery and was originally bought to celebrate his marriage to Miranda Smiley.

In the 1980s, the car was subject to a bare-metal restoration, and in 2009 the V12 engine was rebuilt. Numerous bills for more recent maintenance made the car all the more appealing and led to the sale price of £230,000 including premium.

2010 Ferrari 458 Italia

Sold for £162,150 including premium

We stay with Maranello but bring things much more up to date for this next lot. The 458 Italia is a recent memory as Ferrari’s junior supercar, and was an all-new replacement for its 430 predecessor. The performance of so-called ‘junior’ supercars had moved on, however, it had a top speed in excess of 202mph. Another sign of the times was the absence of a gated manual gearchange; a clutchless semi-automatic gearbox was the only option.

In its standard form, the 458 Italia lapped Ferrari’s Fiorano test track faster than the track-focused 430 Scuderia, despite a 135kg disadvantage and standard road tyres. 

This right-hand-drive example came from a collection in Hong Kong where it has been dry-stored alongside a 458 Spider. Prior to the sale, the car had been registered for the road in the UK and had also been given a £7,000 respray (with ‘before’ photos to show the blemishes that had been rectified). On the day, it reached £162,150 including premium.

1973 Porsche 911T

Sold for £155,250 including premium

Here it is! The only car in this top eight that wasn’t built in Italy. And there’s a bit more to this 1973 Porsche 911 T than meets the eye as it has been built to Carrera RSR 2.8 specification. The original RSR was the competition variant of the Carrera RS. It quickly made a name for itself with victories in the Targa Florio, Daytona 24 Hours, Sebring 12 Hours and Nürburgring 1,000km. In doing so, the remarkable road-derived 911 RSR defeated sports prototypes.

West Sussex based Porsche specialist Parr of Crawley carried out the work to convert this 911T to an RSR replica. It was commissioned for a customer who wanted a wide-bodied car that would be eligible for FIA Historic rallies. The job entailed sourcing rare parts from all over the world, as well as much preparation to the bodyshell that was sourced from France. 

Since completion in 2015, the car has taken part in the 2017 London to Lisbon Rally and the 2021 Carrera Italiana, and the car qualifies for many top-drawer FIA race series, including the Masters. It sold for £155,250 including premium. We wonder where it will compete next – stage or circuit?

1974 Ferrari 365 GT4 Berlinetta Boxer

Sold for £149,500 including premium

We return to familiar Ferrari ground with one of Maranello’s finest machines. The 365 GT4 Berlinetta Boxer was first shown at the 1971 Turin Motor Show and arrived in showrooms two years later almost unaltered. The 4.4-litre 12-cylinder ‘boxer’ drew from Ferrari’s motorsport activity of the era, and provided the 365 with a great soundtrack to go with the looks and performance.

The car had a three-year lifespan during which time 387 examples were built. This is one of 58 built in right-hand-drive and it was supplied to a UK customer when it was new. Back then, it was finished in Giallo Fly (yellow) with black Connolly leather trim. Today, it’s in a much more conventional Ferrari colour scheme of red over beige.

It had been in the same ownership for 21 years at the time of auction, but required importation into the UK and the associated fees. With that in mind, it was bid to £149,500 including premium.

2015 Lamborghini Huracán LP 610-4

Sold for £115,000 including premium

Another modern supercar makes the list along with the Ferrari 458, and it’s our second entry from Lamborghini. This 18,000-miles Huracán LP 610-4 from 2015 has only one previous keeper and came to auction as the result of a finance company repossession.

The Huracán was first revealed in 2014 complete with a 5.2-litre V10 that was borrowed from the out-going Gallardo which delivered its power to the road via a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission and four-wheel-drive.

While this example of the Huracán might not be as storied as some of the older cars that went through the Bond Street sales, it nonetheless made it into the six-figure sale category at £115,000 including premium.

1976 Maserati Bora

Sold for £103,500 including premium

The final entry on this list is a wildcard as the only car from Maserati. It comes from the same collection as the Lamborghini Countach that heads this list, and was in the same ownership since 1997. The Bora was styled by Giorgetto Giugiaro’s Ital Design. 

The coupe shell conceals Maserati’s own 4.7-litre quad-cam V8 and ZF transaxle. The suspension was the work of Giulio Alfieri, co-designer of the legendary 250F Formula 1 car. The Bora arrived soon after Maserati was taken over by Citroën and benefitted from the French firm’s hydraulic technology. 

This example had a mid-life restoration that totalled approximately £35,000 and the car has now covered 22,514 miles (just a couple of thousand more than was recorded in 1986). It just gets into our six-figure list with a sale price of £103,500 including premium.